fbpx
Potentash
  • Relationships
    • The Singlehood Series
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Parenting
  • Lifestyle
    • Home
    • Food + Beverage
    • Fashion
    • Interviews
  • Fiction
    • Poetry
  • Skin + Beauty
    • Skin
      • Skincare
    • Hair
      • Haircare
  • Wellness
    • Physical Health
    • Emotional Wellness
    • Mental Wellness
    • Social Wellness
    • Spiritual Wellness
  • Business
    • Business Finance
    • Personal Finance
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Investments
    • Personal Investments
  • Entertainment
    • Internet
    • Events
    • Music
    • Books
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
Potentash
  • Relationships
    • The Singlehood Series
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Parenting
  • Lifestyle
    • Home
    • Food + Beverage
    • Fashion
    • Interviews
  • Fiction
    • Poetry
  • Skin + Beauty
    • Skin
      • Skincare
    • Hair
      • Haircare
  • Wellness
    • Physical Health
    • Emotional Wellness
    • Mental Wellness
    • Social Wellness
    • Spiritual Wellness
  • Business
    • Business Finance
    • Personal Finance
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Investments
    • Personal Investments
  • Entertainment
    • Internet
    • Events
    • Music
    • Books
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
Potentash
No Result
View All Result
We were on a break friends logo - Pros and cons of taking a relationship break

We were on a break friends logo - Pros and cons of taking a relationship break Image from https://cutt.ly/9Ja5AkP

Relationships: Pros And Cons Of Taking A Relationship Break

Nereah Obimbo by Nereah Obimbo
May 31, 2022
in Dating
Reading Time: 4 mins read
24 0
0
29
SHARES
162
VIEWS
FacebookTwitterWhatsApp

Couples consider taking a break as a way to put a pause on the relationship for a brief period without permanently ending it. Most people look to this as a solution, a way to cool off and get some perspective when they’re currently having trouble in the relationship. If you’re considering taking a relationship break, here are the pros and cons to keep in mind.

Pros of taking a relationship break

Reassess priorities

Being in a relationship, especially a long-term one leads to a mixing of priorities and goals with your partner. Taking a relationship break gives you room to think about your goals, ambitions, and interests without pressure from your partner and the relationship. Do you still want the same thing? Is the relationship still a priority for you?

Time to yourself

Being in a relationship requires sacrificing a lot and can feel stifling and claustrophobic. Taking a relationship break allows you to spend time by yourself. It gives you space to find yourself and know yourself outside the relationship and its pressures.

Time to calm down

Making decisions in the heat of the moment or in the heat of an argument often leads to making wrong decisions. Taking a relationship break allows you to think about and assess the relationship while you’re calmer, saving you from rash decisions that could lead to regrets. Time apart can also give you much-needed clarity to make a well-thought-out decision.

Stronger relationship

There’s a way to structure and plan out a relationship break so that you end up a stronger couple than before. Almost losing what you have could reinforce how important the relationship is and bolster your commitment to making it work. It could even rekindle the spark, reminding you why you love your partner and want them in your life.

See what’s out there

Taking a relationship break, depending on the rules you’ve set in place, may give you an opportunity to consider what else is out there. The problem is your partner will be doing the same which increases the likelihood of cheating and the break ending in a break-up. Remember how it played out for Ross and Rachel on Friends?

Cons of taking a relationship break

Decreased intimacy

If you’re having problems in the relationship, decreasing your intimacy is hardly the way to fix it. A relationship break only introduces distance and decreases intimacy which could complicate resolving the issue at hand.

Could lead to a break-up

It may begin as a temporary break but end up as an actual break-up. You or your partner may realize that you no longer want the same things or want to be in the relationship. There’s a high risk of cheating which could contribute to the relationship ending. Many people view a relationship break as a breakup that the couple is not willing to commit to but it’s a break-up nonetheless. There’s a prevailing view that taking a break is not something that happens in real-life relationships, that it’s something that only works in Hollywood films. In real life, taking a break leads to a break-up.

Not a solution

If there’s a problem in the relationship, you should deal with it, and taking a relationship break is often a way of running away from addressing the elephant in the room. Plus, there’s no telling what the outcome of a break will be, so if you truly care about saving the relationship, the solution is addressing the issue head-on, not gambling with the relationship.

Shows weakness in the relationship

Taking a relationship break reveals a fundamental problem in the relationship that is serious enough to necessitate separation. This isn’t something to gloss over.

As this girl realized it is not that easy to get back after a break.

The Singlehood Series: I Broke Up With My Boyfriend To Experience The Dating Scene In Nairobi Only To Be Extremely Disappointed!

7 Tips to have an amicable breakup

6 Lessons You Should Learn From A Breakup

Signs Its Time For A Relationship Break And The Do’s And Don’ts

Share12Tweet7SendShare2Pin3
Previous Post

Parenting: The Importance Of Tummy Time For Babies

Next Post

Relationships: Signs A Relationship Is Moving Too Fast And How To Slow It Down

Nereah Obimbo

Nereah Obimbo

Writer. Youtuber. Filmmaker. Abolitionist. Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.

Next Post
Couple in bed black and white - signs you're moving too fast in your relationship

Relationships: Signs A Relationship Is Moving Too Fast And How To Slow It Down

Please login to join discussion

Recommended

Woman in bed with a man. Image from https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/focusing-on-her-pleasure/

My Girlfriend Confessed To Liking Another Man And Cheating On Me

October 18, 2022
312

7 Cool Hobbies Everyone Should Try

March 21, 2022
30

Popular Stories

  • Going through a financial crisis. Image from http://www.todayschristianwoman.com/articles/2010/january/fourprayersforyourfinancialcrisis.html

    11 Life Hacks For People Going Through Tough Financial Situations

    212 shares
    Share 85 Tweet 53
  • You Have Probably Been Changing Your Baby’s Diaper The Wrong Way. Here Is The Right Way To Do It

    12 shares
    Share 5 Tweet 3
  • My Wife Was Having An Affair With Her Employee Part 2

    69 shares
    Share 28 Tweet 17
  • Ways To Support A New Mum In Your Life

    5 shares
    Share 2 Tweet 1
  • Entertainment: Popular Films That Were Shot In Africa

    5 shares
    Share 2 Tweet 1

Potentash Blog

Potentash

Potentash is an award-winning lifestyle blog. We publish lifestyle content that intersects with health, women, beauty, travel, business, relationships, finances and entertainment.

Explore

  • The Singlehood Series
  • From Stairs To Ramps
  • Man Around Nairobi
  • Pearls And Heels
  • Personal Finance
  • Food + Beverage
  • Editor’s Pick
  • Reviews

Get the Potentash Newsletter

  • Newsletter Archive
  • Subscribe
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us

Copyright © 2023. Potentash, In Partnership with Decima

  • Login
No Result
View All Result
  • Relationships
    • The Singlehood Series
    • Dating
    • Sex
    • Parenting
  • Lifestyle
    • Home
    • Food + Beverage
    • Fashion
    • Interviews
  • Fiction
    • Poetry
  • Skin + Beauty
    • Skin
      • Skincare
    • Hair
      • Haircare
  • Wellness
    • Physical Health
    • Emotional Wellness
    • Mental Wellness
    • Social Wellness
    • Spiritual Wellness
  • Business
    • Business Finance
    • Personal Finance
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Investments
    • Personal Investments
  • Entertainment
    • Internet
    • Events
    • Music
    • Books

Copyright © 2023. Potentash, In Partnership with Decima

Welcome Back!

Sign In with Linked In
OR

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In